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The aim of education as stated by the Wood’s Despatch of 1854 was
With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
With reference to Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct?
The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was
During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the Whitley Commission?
Assertion (A): In 1916, Maulana Mohammad Ali and Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the Legislative Council.
Reason (R): The Rowlatt Act was passed by the government in spite of being opposed by all Indian members of the Legislative Council.
Which one of the following provisions was NOT made in the Charter Act of 1833?
With reference to colonial rule in India, what was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883?
An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was
When Congress leaders condemned the Montagu-Chelmsford Report, many moderates left party to form the
Who headed the Interim Cabinet formed in the 1946?
The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection of
Which one of the following submitted in 1875 a petition to the House of Commons demanding India’s direct representation in the British Parliament?
The real intention of the British to include the princely states in the Federal Union proposed by the India Act of 1935 was to
Match List I (Acts of Colonial Government of India) with List II (Provisions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I (Acts)
A.Charter Act, 1813B.Regulating ActC.Act of 1858D.Pitt’s India ActList II (Provisions)
1.Set up a Board of Control in Britain to fully regulate the East India Company’s affairs in India2.Company’s trade monopoly in India was ended3.The power to govern was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown4.The Company’s directors were asked to present to the British government all correspondence and documents pertaining to the administration of the companyWhich one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroy’s authority over his executive council by substituting the “portfolio” or departmental system for corporate functioning?
The President of the Indian National Congress at the time of the partition of India was
With reference to the colonial period of Indian history, match List I (Person) with List II (Event) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I (Person)
A.MacDonaldB.LinlithgowC.DalhousieD.ChelmsfordList II (Event)
1.Doctrine of Lapse2.Communal Award3.August Offer4.DyarchyWith which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765?
With reference to the period of extremist nationalist movement in India with its spirit of Swadeshi, which one of the following statements is not correct?